CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 1, 2005
Women's Soccer Remains Tied for League Lead After Shutout Win over Alma
Volleyball Advances to MIAA Tournament Semis With Win over Tri-State
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Calvin 4, Alma 0
GRAND RAPIDS - Calvin kept pace with Hope for the MIAA lead as the Knights
handed visiting Alma a 4-0 shutout defeat Tuesday afternoon at Marvin A.
Zuidema Soccer Field.
With the victory, Calvin remains tied with Hope for first place in the MIAA
standings with identical 14-1-0 conference marks. Calvin will host Olivet on
Saturday at noon while Hope will host Kalamazoo at noon.
Now 15-3-1 overall, Calvin also reached the 15-win plateau for the first time
since 1998 with Tuesday's victory over Alma.
Despite a sluggish first half, Calvin held a 2-0 halftime lead behind first
half goals from junior Sarah Weesies (Kalamazoo Christian HS) and freshman
Michelle Koele (Denver, CO). Weesies scored in the 11th minute of play,
tapping a shot into a wide-open Alma goal after a well-placed lead pass from
senior Kara Zuidema (Escondido, CA). The goal by Weesies was her team-leading
19th tally of the year.
Koele then gave Calvin a two-goal lead with 3:53 left in the half, knocking in
a corner kick struck by freshman Ashley Bolen (Urbana, IL).
Calvin picked up the pace in the second half, outshooting the Scots (4-14-1
overall, 3-12-0 MIAA) 21-0 over the final 45 minutes. Junior forward Jill
Capel (Unity Christian HS) used the momentum to garner her 17th goal of the
year just three-and-a-half minutes in, collecting a long chip from junior Laura
Rooks (Holland Christian HS) and whipping in a point-blank shot.
Calvin's fourth and final goal came via the hands of freshman Jessica Vegter
(Unity Christian HS) and the head of Koele as Vegter launched a sideline
throwin into the Alma box that Koele was able to head into the top shelf of the
Alma, just inside the near post. The goal was the seventh of the year for
Koele.
Calvin finished the game with a 29-2 shots at goal advantage. Senior
goalkeeper Linda Heilman (South Christian HS) picked up the victory for the
Knights, collecting her 13th shutout of the year and the 20th of her collegiate
career.
MIAA WOMEN'S SOCCER STANDINGS THROUGH 11-1-05
Calvin 14-1-0 (42 points)
Hope 14-1-0 (42 point)
St. Mary's 10-5-1 (31 points)
Kalamazoo 8-7-0 (24 points)
Albion 8-7-0 (24 points)
Olivet 7-7-1 (22 points)
Adrian 3-12-0 (9 points)
Alma 3-12-0 (9 points)
Tri-State 0-15-0 (0 points)
VOLLEYBALL
Calvin 3, Tri-State 0 (30-25, 30-17, 30-23)
GRAND RAPIDS - For the seventh straight year, Calvin has advanced to the MIAA
Tournament semifinals. The Knights (26-8) gained a berth in Friday's
semifinals with a 30-25, 30-17, 30-23 victory over visiting Tri-State Tuesday
night at the Calvin Fieldhouse.
Second-seeded Calvin will face third-seeded Alma (15-17) in a 5:30 p.m.
semifinal match Friday at the Hope College Dow Center. Alma advanced to
Friday's semifinal with a 3-0 victory over St. Mary's. Top-seeded Hope
(26-7) also gained a three-game win over Olivet on Tuesday night while
fourth-seeded Adrian defeated Albion in three games in Tuesday's other first
round match.
Hope will face Adrian at 7:30 p.m. in Friday's other semifinal match.
Regardless of Friday's outcomes, Hope will also host the championship final
on Saturday at 4:00 p.m.
Calvin will be facing Alma for the sixth time in MIAA Tournament play and for
the third time at Hope's Dow Center. Calvin is 5-1 against Alma in MIAA
Tournament play including 2-0 at the Dow Center. The two teams split during
the regular season with Alma winning a five-game match on a neutral site at St.
Mary's while Calvin topped Alma in four games at Calvin three weeks ago.
In its victory over Tri-State Tuesday night, Calvin fell behind early in game
one and in game three but fought back to win both games.
Junior Lorilyn Vogel (Orange City, IA) continued to lead Calvin on offense,
racking up 17 kills and an attack percentage of .429. Senior Christine
Hendricks (Cincinnati, OH) was also stellar, compiling 18 digs, 16 kills, five
blocks, two aces and an attack percentage of .389. Senior Katie Schultz
(Escondido, CA) added 11 digs and 11 kills while sophomore setter Katie
Zondervan (Lakewood, CA) had 31 assists, 16 digs and a pair of service aces.
Freshman libero Lauren DeGroot (Tulare, CA) chipped in with 11 digs.
Calvin is now 14-3 all-time in MIAA Tournament play.
MIAA TOURNAMENT SEMIFINAL PAIRINGS ON NOV. 4, 2005
Calvin (26-8) vs Alma (15-17) at 5:30
Hope (26-7) vs Adrian (21-6) at 7:30
MIAA TOURNAMENT FINALS ON NOV. 5 at 4:00 p.m.
MEN'S SOCCER
The Calvin-Hope men's soccer game scheduled for Wednesday will be broadcast
via RealAudio tomorrow beginning at 2:45 p.m. The game was not originally
scheduled for broadcast but has been added to the schedule.
A link to the broadcast can be found on the Calvin web site at:
http://www.calvin.edu/sports
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
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